Mater Mother's (Public)

[Serenitylee]

My Journal is a 'Pregnancy Hand-Held Record'

In it is;

Appointments (area where all appts get recorded when booked)
Pregnancy Record (This gets filled in by the midwife at every appt and has things like my blood pressure and fundal height etc)
Child Birth and parenting classes Pamphlet
Schedule of Visits
Emergency number to call
'Your pregnancy Diary" which the contents are, your personal details, pre-pregnancy planning, prenatal touch and massage, sex during pregnancy, health tips for pregnant women, antenatal screening, week by week, until the birth, breastfeeding, the birth plan, checklist for the bag you will be taking to hospital
Pamphlet on optimal feotal positioning and how to help the baby in the right
position
Emotional health during pregnancy and early parenthood booklet (by beyondblue)
Maternity Information Package which is for all about the hospital and what they offer and also goes through the whole pregnancy
Breastfeeding phamplet
Maternity Unit visitng hours pamphlet

My Hand held record is the best thing they could have given me, it helps me keep organised but provides me with so much information! I was handed this at my very FIRST appt with the doctor. I would be lost without it!

[Calluna]

I got some of that but not all of it. could it vary from hospital to hospital?

[Serenitylee]

Yeah every hospital would be different but I would think that most Pubic Hospital give you something similar?

[Calluna]

"Your pregnancy Diary" which the contents are, your personal details, pre-pregnancy planning, prenatal touch and massage, sex during pregnancy, health tips for pregnant women, antenatal screening, week by week, until the birth, breastfeeding, the birth plan, checklist for the bag you will be taking to hospital

Pamphlet on optimal fetal positioning and how to help the baby in the right
position

Maternity Information Package which is for all about the hospital and what they offer and also goes through the whole pregnancy

I didn't get any of these.

[Serenitylee]

Thats ok, maybe if you ask they can provide you with it if not there are lots of good books and magazines out that you can get. I like the Cosmopolitan Pregnancy magazine. I get that and have a read of it and I also bought myself a pregnancy book from our local book shop and it is filled with great information.

You can always sign up with this site

BabyCenter Australia - Information on conception, pregnancy, baby and toddler health

It has loads of information to help you out!

[BekZ]

A great pregnancy book is called "What to Expect when your are Expecting."

I still can't believe you have to pay for antenatal classes. How rude!!!

[Ilithyia]

Get a hold of the book "Birth" by Catherine Price & Sandra Robinson!

Its got EVERYTHING you could possibly think of.

ETA - I have a 2 copies of Birth if you'd like to borrow one of them. I also have a pretty good library of other books. PM if your interested!